Dean Gallagher will not be able to reapply for his jockey's licence until May 1st, 2004 after a hearing of the Jockey Club's Disciplinary Committee today.
The 33-year-old admitted last month that he had tested positive for cocaine again having received a six-month ban in 2000 after testing positive with the same drug on three separate occasions in France.
But he made a successful return to racing with a winner on his comeback ride, West End Dancer at Folkestone on January 3rd 2001.
And his rehabilitation appeared complete when the won the Smurfit Champion Hurdle on Hors La Loi III at this year's Cheltenham Festival.
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